Archive - July 2012

Filming continues in Northern Ireland. Locations used so far include Tollymore Forest, Quoile River and Shane’s Castle. According to IFTN, Linen Mills Studio has seen increased usage this season as well. This studio was...

Michelle MacLaren will be directing episodes 7 and 8 of the new season, according to Mo Ryan who spoke with the director at the TCA Awards.
Game of Thrones was named Program of the Year at the Television Critics Association...

Long-time readers might remember that we had an open thread for the last major worldwide sporting event, the World Cup. The thread was a lot of fun, with our large international contingent of readers all rooting on their home...

Voting on the next category in the WiCnet Awards for season two is now open. This time we are asking you to vote for the best action scene of season two. Peruse the nominees after the break, cast your vote and debate in the...

Misfits alum Iwan Rheon appears to have been cast in season three of Game of Thrones. A photo posted on Facebook of Iwan Rheon hanging out in a Belfast bar with some of the cast was the first clue. Ours is the Fury did some...

Time to look three years into the past again. That particular July was a big month for Game of Thrones.
The first and foremost reason was Sean Bean joining the cast. To be precise, and here we have to be, Winter was the first...

I feel like Ramin Djawadi’s music doesn’t get enough praise around here, probably because I myself am not a huge music and soundtrack buff. So when I saw this video by YouTube user Linakes that compiles the various...

Gary Lightbody, lead singer of the band Snow Patrol, filmed a small cameo today for Game of Thrones, according to the band’s Facebook page and shared a photo of him in costume. Lightbody, a Belfast resident and fan of the show...

This brilliant video has become popular some two weeks ago, but all the hullabaloo around Comic Con delayed this posting. By now, Steve Love’s impressions have attracted almost half a million views, and he deserves more!

Last week we had the focus on the visual effects department with best CGI scene and this time we are turning our attentions to the actors, directors and writers with best dramatic scene of season two of Game of Thrones. Take a...

A bunch of interviews came out of last weekend’s Comic Con. Here is a roundup of those that I could find. If you see any I missed, link them in the comments and I will add them to the post!
Access Hollywood talks to Rose...

The Emmy Awards nominations for this year have just been announced in a live broadcast, and Game of Thrones can again deservedly celebrate its many nods:
Outstanding Drama Series
Supporting Actor (Drama): Peter Dinklage
Art...